Take a look at the developments in ETFs during the week of July 23, which included the closure of 19 funds by State Street Global Advisors, a launch by ProShares and several filings:
Closures
The following funds saw their last day of trading on July 24:
- SPDR Bloomberg Barclays 0-5 Year TIPS ETF (SIPE)
- SPDR EURO STOXX 50 Currency Hedged ETF (HFEZ)
- SPDR MSCI Australia StrategicFactors ETF (QAUS)
- SPDR MSCI Spain StrategicFactors ETF (QESP)
- SPDR S&P Emerging Europe ETF (GUR)
- SPDR S&P Emerging Latin America ETF (GML)
- SPDR S&P Emerging Middle East & Africa ETF (GAF)
- SPDR S&P International Consumer Discretionary Sector ETF (IPD)
- SPDR S&P International Consumer Staples Sector ETF (IPS)
- SPDR S&P International Dividend Currency Hedged ETF (HDWX)
- SPDR S&P International Energy Sector ETF (IPW)
- SPDR S&P International Financial Sector ETF (IPF)
- SPDR S&P International Health Care Sector ETF (IRY)
- SPDR S&P International Industrial Sector ETF (IPN)
- SPDR S&P International Materials Sector ETF (IRV)
- SPDR S&P International Technology Sector ETF (IPK)
- SPDR S&P International Telecommunications Sector ETF (IST)
- SPDR S&P International Utilities Sector ETF (IPU)
- SPDR S&P Russia ETF (RBL)
The following funds are due to see their last day of trading on July 31:
Launches
- ProShares rolled out the ProShares Equities For Rising Rates ETF (EQRR)
Filings
- FormulaFolios looks to launch two more fund-of-funds ETFs
- Virtus plans an actively managed preferred stock ETF
- Columbia Threadneedle files for a multistrategy fixed-income ETF
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